NameRona Cecil Dixon
Birth6 Feb 1889, Concord, Lewis Co., Kentucky
Death18 Jun 1965, Concord, Lewis Co., Kentucky
FatherGeorge W. Dixon (1860-1925)
MotherEliza Ann Watson (1864-<1910)
Other spousesRuth
Marriage26 Jan 1922, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
SpouseBessie Pettit, 7C3R
Birth24 Jul 1899, Grant Co., Kentucky
Death1994, Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky
FatherCharles Samuel Pettit (1859-1933)
MotherFlorida Beard (1879-1916)
Other spousesCecil Lafferty
Children
Birth5 Oct 1922, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio
Death17 Jul 2008, Caldwell Co., Kentucky
Birth3 Feb 1925, Grant Co., Kentucky
Death12 Sep 1971, Dayton, Campbell Co., Kentucky
Notes for Rona Cecil Dixon
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Rone Cecil Dixon, age 28, residence 1607 Kemper Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio, born 6 Feb 1889 in Concord, Ky, occupation brakeman, employer Penn R.R. Co., Cin, Ohio, married supporting a wife.

The SSDI lists Rona Dixon, born 6 Feb 1889, died June 1965, last residence Kentucky, SSN issued in Ohio before 1951.

The Kentucky death index lists Rona C. Dixon, age 76, died 18 June 1965 in Lewis Co., residence same.
Notes for Rona Cecil & Bessie (Family)
Hamilton Co., Ohio marriage book 323, p. 69, records the marriage on 26 Jan 1922 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., of Rona Cecil Dixon, age 32 on 6 Feb 1921 (implying a birth in 1889), residence 1410 Eastern Ave, born in Concord, Kentucky, father George Dixon, mother’s maiden name Eliza Watson, his second marriage, previous marriage ended in divorce, to Bessie Pettit, age 22 on 24 July 1921 (implying a birth in 1899), residence 1605 Broadway Ave, born in Kentucky, father Chas S. Pettit, mother’s maiden name Florida Beard, by Joe F. Carper, Minister of the Gospel.

The address for Rona Cecil is the same address that was given by Helen Vance Sorrell on her marriage license to Bessie’s brother Eugene in 1924.
Census
1930 census of Hamilton Co., Ohio, Cincinnati ward 1, enumerated 10 April, lists on p. 17A as family #176/270, at 2136 Eastern Ave:
Dixon, Rona, 40, age at first marriage 32, b. Ky Ky Ky, ice man own business; Bessie, wife, 30, age at first marriage 22, b. Ky Ky Ky; Eva, dau, 7, b. Ohio Ky Ky; Cecil, son, 5, b. Ohio Ky Ky; Pettit, Robert, brother in law, 24, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, shipping clerk at tailor shop.
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